Baseball Recap: Selinsgrove Seals vs. Shikellamy Braves
Selinsgrove had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it 13 on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Shikellamy Braves and snuck past 8-7. That's more bragging rights for Selinsgrove, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Joshua Domaracki made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Domaracki has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Domaracki was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Selinsgrove let Tucker Teats and Mason Richter loose on the outfield. Teats scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Richter scored a run while going 2-for-4. Teats has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Brennan Kline was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Shikellamy's side, Graiden Campbell made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ryan Kistner, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Even though they lost, Shikellamy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. This was only their ninth loss (out of 11 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Selinsgrove pushed their record up to 13-1 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Shikellamy, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-12.
Selinsgrove will be playing in front of their home fans against Williamsport at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Williamsport: 4.1, Selinsgrove: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Shikellamy, they will head out on the road to take on Central Mountain at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Central Mountain's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Shikellamy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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